Chapter 5: More Origins Unleashed
The Chaotix team agrees to the offer made. A bit later, Mr. Stewart goes to the President's office. Though a few people are already bothering him about the assassin Dark, he manages to get the President's attention. "Sir, I believe I have something you may want to see." Mr. Stewart shows the president his notes and pictures taken of Dark. "Well I'll be……… He is real. Alright; Rouge, Topaz, get in here!" Both of them walk into the President's office. "Yes sir?" asks Topaz. "We now have undeniable proof that this 'hedgehog assassin' is real. However, he is not a hedgehog. He is a hedgehog/porcupine half breed. You will be working with the police and a team of free lance detectives to track him down and bring him to justice. Now go to it!"
Sometime later, by chance of luck, the Chaotix team has managed to find out where Dark's headquarters is and how to approach it. As a police car takes away a ninja, the same one that showed Eggman's robots how to find Dark's home, everyone else gets ready. There is MANY police and swat teams in the shadows, away from the light that shines down on Dark's house. "You're ready to go. Good luck, Rouge!" says Topaz. Rouge is wearing her ninja suit. She puts on her mask and approaches the building. Eventually, the light turns green, and she enters. "Hello? Are you there?" Dark spins around in his chair and faces Rouge. "Can I help you?" "Gah! What horrible looking eyes. This really is the guy? Oh well, best get this over with."
Rouge does a sexy walk over to Dark as she takes off her mask. "Well, hello there, handsome. I was wondering if a strong assassin like you could do a job for me." Rouge speaks in her sexiest of voices. However, no matter what, this is all just an act. "And what would that be?" "Well, I was wondering if you could kill a Dr. Eggman for me." "Eggman? And why do you want me to kill him?" Rouge gives the most convincing gasp of surprise that she can. "Why wouldn't I want him killed? He is such a BAD man… he does so many evil things......... Surely an assassin as STRONG and GOOD LOOKING as yourself can handle that." Rouge gives him a wink.
Dark thinks this over. "Well I can do it for a price, but I have policy. The thing is; I never do two or more missions at once. I finish one case then proceed to the next. I am already in a case with Eggman." Dark leaves his chair and approaches Rouge. "Though; I find it weird that you would ask me to kill Eggman soon after he employs me, and that's not all I find weird." "What do you mean?" Shadow listens closely as he hears a small, radio-like noise. He gets CLOSE to Rouge and puts his finger above her breasts. There is something there. "I find it weird that someone like you would need a hidden recorder, and……… a receiver in the air." Rouge backs off, realizing she has been found out. "The only thing I can think of is that you're with them." Dark pulls out a remote and presses a button. The wall behind his desk opens up to show MANY monitors showing what his outside cameras show. The police and swat teams are getting closer to the house. "Idiots…" That is all Rouge can say before Dark kicks her out of his home. "Get him!" yells Rouge as she is caught by a friend. Before anyone can make their way towards the house, it is destroyed by a number of MASSIVE explosions. Dark is seen running through an underground route.
Immediately, everyone does all they can to put out the fire. Investigators and the Chaotix team look around. So far, this is no proof that anyone was ever there, but the Chaotix team stumbles upon a pathway leading to an underground escape path. For safety reasons, the Chaotix team insists on going alone. The police agree to this and they travel forward. The second they enter into it; a machine-like, hidden door closes behind them, sealing the way back to the surface. Now they have no choice but to head forward. Meanwhile, Dark has finished traveling through the escape route. He is now in some dark, big room, lit by a few green neon lights. There is a desk near one wall. Dark has just finished flipping a switched that sealed off one part of the route. He is a bit hesitant to flip the second switch that will close off the opening on his end. "I can't be stopped now……… I promised I'd pay you back, Suzette. I WILL keep that promise." Dark takes this time to think back on the past.
Flashback……… It's years ago, before the accident that changed Dark. Dark is in his school uniform and chasing down the ninjas that killed his parents. They have entered the fore mentioned power station. Dark is chasing the two ninjas down through hallways and corridors, each switching between fighting and running. All three are getting bruised and cut up. As they pass through the power station, they fail to notice the caution signs that say messages such as, "Warning! Toxic," or, "Warning! High Voltage." There are many scenes of these ninjas running around in areas, fighting, and exchanging gun fire. At one point, one of the ninjas has reached a dead end. "Now you die………" The ninja looks around after hearing Dark's voice but sees no one. Out of the shadows, Dark slowly becomes visible. He is right behind the scared ninja. Before the ninja can act, Dark's blade goes through his back, through his heart, and out through his chest. Dark pulls the blade out and the ninja's body falls. Upon killing one, he goes to kill the other remaining ninja.
The last remaining ninja is seen running down a high bridge near some HUGE reactors. He goes all the way the end and opens a power box. He messes around with what is inside. Dark has made it to the bridge and begins running toward the last assassin. "YOU'RE MINE!!!!" Dark is more determined than ever to end this now. "I don't think so!" the ninja says as he cuts a wire and jumps off the bridge. Just as Dark reaches the part of the bridge that is beside of the giant power core reactors, it explodes. The explosion is COLLOSAL! Dark is caught in the explosion. He screams the greatest screams of pain as the fire scorches his skin and blast rips off his right arm. The scene then focuses on his eyes, which are wider than they ever have been before. There is a blinding white flash, and the scene changes to the outside. The explosion was so great; it even extended to the outside of the power station, and manages to cut off the power for over half of the homes and buildings in the county that night. From there, the scene fades to black.
The scene lights up to a grey tent, and Dark speaks, though in a lower tone. "Where am I?" "You are in a hospital. On the night the power station blew up, we happen to be near the area, where we found you. We brought you here to heal," says the voice of some unknown man. "Why can't I see? Why can't I move or feel my body?" "Don't bother moving. You've been asleep for 2 days now, but you still have not recovered. Your body is still HEAVILLY damaged. Don't worry, we will fix you up. Just be calm and relax and you'll be around in a few days. We are just glad you are awake. You can't see anything right now because you are covered in bandages, even your head." "I am not sure I like this………" "Don't worry, we are all friends here. You can trust us. Just get some rest. Come nurse, let's let the patient be." "Yes, doctor." The doctor's voice is followed by the soft voice of a female. There is a click noise and things are darker now. The lights must have been turned off. Dark takes their advice and begins to rest.
Days of healing and resting take place. Dark is growing impatient. Most of his bandages have been removed, and the joint where his arm was has a special cover over it that is preserving it. Finally, the time has come to remove the bandages over Dark's head and face. Dark sits up as the doctor comes in and sits next to him. "Listen, we've done all we could but something has happened because of the explosion. The reactor was highly radiated, plus, there were many bright flashes. If you have lost your eye sight, don't be afraid." "I understand." The doctor slowly unwraps the complexly wrapped bandage and removes it. He and the nurse cannot help but stare a bit when his face and new black eyes are revealed. "Well? Where is a mirror?" Dark spots it on the try over his bed, takes it, and looks into it. He sees how his eyes have changed. "What……… What has happened to me? What happened to me?!" Dark gets up from his bed, surprising everyone. "Please, you shouldn't stand!" Dark's expression changes. He looks somewhat scared as his eyes go through a different number of changes all at once. The blue in his eyes changes to red, green, than no color at all. It keeps rapidly changing with no pattern. His vision also is rapidly changing with his eye color; a shaded view, an infrared view, then a blinding view. "AHHHH!!!!!" Dark screams in agony as he covers his eyes with his hands and stumbles around the place, knocking stuff over.
"Nurse, help me restrain him!" "Yes sir!" They both begin to hold Dark down, though it is indeed a great struggle. Later, possibly by a day or so after the horrible incident, Dark is calmer now. He is in his bed, eyes closed, but personally suffering. This has all put too much stress on him, and he is sweating terribly. The scene no longer is in Dark's POV. The scenes show the hospital rooms. Though there is not much lighting, and though it is night, anyone can tell this is not your average hospital. The place looks a bit run down. One could almost mistake the hospital for an abandoned building. Meanwhile, in the doctor's office, the nurse and doctor talk. "Dr. Dickson, I believe his injuries and changes are causing more than just physical stress but is also harming him mentally. He may need special attention." Upon futher look of the nurse, it is obvious she is a tall, fully grown woman with red, flowing hair. She is wearing a nurse's apron with a nurse's hat, but is wearing a purple dress under the apron. "Yes, I agree. Will you………" "Yes, I'd love to." Back in Dark's room, the nurse enters. "Time to make sure you are kept cool." The nurse lies down next to Dark on his bed, lifts him up, and then puts him over her so that his back side is lying on top of her. She moistens a cloth and gently wipes it over his forehead and gently tried to cool him down." "Just leave me alone!" "I can't." "Why not?" "Because I want to make sure you get healthy again."
This routine keeps up for a few days. Dark seems to be getting calmer and calmer; he has also learned that accident has given him a mutation that his given him new visions. He takes his time in trying to learn to control them, but keeps his eyes closed most of the time. He is starting to stand and walk around a bit more. On night, the nurse comes in again to clean him off and give him clean sheets. "I know you've gone through a lot, but I hope you really are getting better. I try to imagine what it must be like to have new types of eye sights, but I don't know like you do." "It is a bit frightening, but I know I will learn to control it in time." Nurse Suzette continues to keep him cool and she smiles down at him. It's almost as if she is doing this for more of a reason than the fact that it's her duty. "However, when I am this calm and relaxed, as if about to fall asleep….." Dark slowly opens his eyes half way, seeing the gentle breeze from the outside play with curtains through the open window, seeing the gentle glow of the moonlight shine into the room. "…..My vision is perfectly normal." Dark pauses for a bit. "Suzette, you and Dr. Dickson have taken me in, given me care, and did not bother to ask any questions. I don't even have a way of paying you back." "It's ok, really. All we ask, all I ask, is that you get better. We went into this profession because it is our dream to help heal the sickly and save lives. We hardly get any customers at all, but your life was in trouble, and I would feel terrible if I did not do everything I could to help."
Dark can easily hear the sincerity in her voice. "Suzette….. you have been so kind to me. You have given me medical attention without offering a price. You gave me personal attention even when I insisted on being left to heal alone. You've done so much, and instead of telling me that it was your duty, you told me you did it because you care. I will pay you back some how. I promise………"
End Chapter 5
Coming Soon: Chapter 6
